January 2006 Photos
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1: Sharing pito (local beer) with friends in Binaba.
2: Kristyn is a second year PCV who lives about 6 km from Binaba in a small village (about 750 people) called Kopella. She's mastered carrying a basin full of water on her head. I can carry this same size basin on my head, but only half full of water. With practice, I should be up to a full basin in about a year also.
3-4: I hosted a dinner at my house for the BWFA leadership, Vic (my counterpart and the project manager for BWFA), and a few members of the board of directors. This is the night I was given my Kusaasi name - Apangat!
5-6: I found some boys building a mudbrick wall around the onion garden where many of the BWFA women farm, so I decided to join them for the fun!
7: I'm learning how to plant onions. These onions will be harvested in March or April.
8: BWFA hosted a big welcoming ceremony for me at the office. Most of the women (75 total) came and we enjoyed lots of pito, local musicians, and dancing! Here, I am getting a lesson on how to play a local violin/guitar-type instrument.
9: I decided to let the professional take over. Here's the whole group! These guys play at many different events but mostly funerals. On this day, every song they sang was about me (since the party was for me).
10-12: Dancing
13: Me and Vic (my project manager at BWFA)
14: All the women - BWFA (Binaba Women's Farmers Association). 75 women total from five surrounding communities.
15: January 10th was a big Muslim holiday called Eid al Adha (or Sallah). I joined some of my Muslim friends for prayer and then a big lunch celebration after.
16: I was biking home one market day. These women walk several miles every 3 days to come sell their goods at the Binaba market.
17-18: I went to visit another PCV working on ecotourism in Paga - a village not far from Bolga. It's known for being home to 20 or so crocodile ponds. I actually sat on and touched a crocodile - I'll post pictures of this next month!
19: My first time "backing" a child. This is Stirling - she is the one and a half year old daughter of some friends of mine in Binaba. It's quite an efficient way to carry a child really - you see my hands are free for doing "work" (walking long distances, biking, cooking, cleaning, farming, selling in the market, etc...).
20-22: On this particular evening, the sunset was incredible! I snapped several shots and was pleasantly surprised at how good they turned out. FYI, the sun sets around 5:50 every evening.
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